Broadway Legacy, 1891-1928:
Robin Hood to New Moon
A Celebration of the American
Musical Stage
Celebrate a century of one of America’s
greatest contributions to the world of art - the Broadway musical - through
word and song with Michael Ballam.
Possessing a PhD in Music History and Literature, Dr. Ballam has performed
on the major stages of America and Europe in a vast repertoire that spans every
form of the musical stage, from Broadway shows such as “Carousel,”
“Oliver,” “West Side Story,” “Man of La Mancha,”
“Stop the World,” and “Paint Your Wagon” through operettas
including “Merry Widow,” “Mikado,” “Pirates of Penzance,”
and “Die Fledermaus,” to grand opera such as “Carmen,” “La
Boheme,” “La Traviata,” and “Madame Butterfly.”
Survey the development of one of
the most fertile fields of art, planted and cultivated on American soil, through
the passionate perspective of this consummate performing historian.
Includes excerpts from the following:
Tape One - Robin Hood
to Ziegfield’s Follies (1891-1921)
Lyricists/Composers: Victor
Herbert, George M. Cohan, Franz Lehar, Rudolf Friml, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin
Shows: “Babes in Toyland,”
“Merry Widdow,” “Naughty Marietta,” “Ziegfield’s Follies”
Songs: O Promise Me, After
the Ball, Toyland, Give My Regards to Broadway, Mary, Ah Sweet Mystery of Life,
They Didn’t Believe Me, A Pretty Girl Is Likely a Melody
Tape Two - Rose Maire
to New Moon (1924-1928)
Lyricists/Composers: Oscar
Hammerstein, Rudolf Friml, George Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg, Jerome Kern, Rodgers
and Hart
Shows: “Rose Marie,”
“Student Prince,” “No, No, Nanette,” “Good News!,” “Showboat,”
“New Moon”
Songs: Indian Love Call, Manhattan, Tea for Two, Someone to Watch
Over Me, My Heart Stood Still, S’Wonderful, Make-Believe, Can’t
Help Lovin’ That Man, Old Man River